Venue Change Denied for Ex-Execs at Enron

Former Enron Corp. executives Kenneth L. Lay, Jeffrey K. Skilling and Richard A. Causey will stand trial for securities fraud in Houston federal court, a judge ruled, denying a request to move the case.

U.S. District Judge Sim Lake rejected a defense request for a change of venue based on claims that potential jurors in Houston, the location of the energy trading company’s headquarters, would be biased against them, said Skilling’s attorney Dan Petrocelli.